fág ar, v.t. 1. Leave on, in, to. Lorg a fhágáil ar rud, to leave a trace on sth. Cúram a fhágáil ar dhuine, to leave a charge on s.o. D’fhág tú comaoin orm, you placed me under an obligation. ~adh fiacha air, debts were passed on to him. D’fhág siad éalang air, they maimed him. Ná ~ easpa ort féin, don’t leave yourself short. ~adh drochbhail air, he was left in a bad way. D’fhág sé tart orm, it left me with a thirst. ~aim ar lámh a athar é, I will let his father deal with him. ~aim ar do ráite féin é, I leave it to yourself to say; whatever you say yourself. 2. Attribute to, allege of. Rud a fhágáil ar dhuine, to attribute sth. to s.o.; to accuse s.o. of sth. ~adh air gur ghoid sé é, it was alleged that he stole it. D’fhág siad an milleán air, they laid the blame on him. ~adh an dán air, the poem was attributed to him. ~adh an leanbh air, the child was fathered on him. Ná ~ ormsa é, don’t impute it to me. 3. ~ ar deireadh, leave to the last; pass over; outdistance. ~adh ar deireadh sa rás é, he was left trailing in the race. ~adh na malluairigh ar deireadh, the late-comers had to do with what was left. ~ an stocaire ar deireadh, leave the intruder to the last. Níor fhág sé é féin ar deireadh, he made sure to look after himself. S.a. lár 1(b).